Photograph of a rear view looking upward under jeep showing features of pilot bearing mounting, position of hole in floorboard, muffler mounting and incidentally the rear right hand tire. Jeep is on a grease rack.

Photograph of the soil coring machine through open right hand door.

Photograph of SCS Technician A. T. Elder shows part of long taproot of this 3 year old alfalfa. Moisture was found in soil at depth of 2 inches. Elder dug down 17 inches to get plant out and moisture was still present. Area has had less than 2 inches of rain since November 1952.

Photograph of area which used to be covered with sage like area shown in Okila. 10, 753. Olson(left) and SCS Tech. E. S. Cordell check up on grass growth. Olson sprayed sage once with 2, 4-D four years ago, withheld grazing for year, then grazed lightly for year and has grazed moderately since. Little & big bluestem, indian, swithc, blue and sideoats grama. Texas and Prairie blue and sand paspalum came back naturally; no reseeding. and range site in excellent condition.

Photograph of SCS Tech. John Bailey checking the seed heads of the wheat in this irrigated 60 acre field. Good tall growth of wheat was attributed to conditioning of the soil with alfalfa for six years. Wggins is to change from flood irrigation to level border. SCS Engineers designed irrigation system. III HP 2.

Photograph of SCS Tech. Clarence E. Stith checks growth of biennial yellow sweet clover. Stith planted the clover in the spring of 1952 in this 20 acre wheat field solely to improve the soil, the deep roots opening up the soil for the free circulation of air and water. He also uses hairy vetch turned in to add organic matter. To follow clover with wheat for 4 or 5 years.

Photograph of the nodules on the roots of this biennial sweetclover plant. After land was in Maize, Lee planted clover in spring of 1952 to improve the soil before going to wheat. He is doing whole farm of 960 acres this way. SCS Tech. E.S. Cordell holds plant.

Photograph of Cavalary Creek overflowing. This is inbetween the Frank Kliewer and Elmer Flaming farms, 7 miles SE of Cordell, Okla. Overflow enters North Cavalry Creek after running down the road less tha 1/2 mile from where it leaves South Cavalry Creek. (See the Okla-10-783 and Okla-10-782 series). Flood waters are washing out the road and endangering the bridge. This picture is looking south.

Photograph of Mr. Rudolph Porter [left] showing Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician W. C. Mitchell (right) the growth of sericea lespedeza planted in April 1951 in this 12 acre field. Field was transitioning from continuous peanuts and hegira [a grain / grass] production. In March 1953 300 pounds of 0-20-0 fertilizer was applied. One cutting in 1952 yielded 25 bales an acre and part-time use as a grazed field in September and October. On May 15, 1953, cutting yielded 25 bales and an expected ton per acre with the second cutting in late August. The field was then converted to part-time grazing for 75 cows in September and October. III CT 7. OK-10, 836.

Photograph of continued pine growth. It is no longer possible to kneel in the same position seen in the "A," "B," and "C" pictures, and be seen. The pines are now much too thick and tall for that. OK-10-456-D.

Photograph of SCS technician A. E. Howard. Still holding to the same tree he had to kneel to reach in the "A" shot, he now stands so he will show in the "D" picture. The hardwood in the center fell since the "C" photo was taken. OK-457-D.

Photograph of loblolly pines shown as about 8 to 10 feet tall in the "A" photo, are now twice as tall. A thinning out was made just before this "D" picture was taken. OK-9232-B.

Photograph of inferior hardwood that finally died. The young pine has begun to grow, where it has stood with little or no growth since the "A" shot was taken. OK-10-565-C.

Photograph of follow-up to picture OK-9275-A. The roof of the house, seen at the left rear in the "A" photo was barely visible when the "B" shot was made and cannot be recognized in this photograph at all. OK-9275-B.

Photograph of follow-up to picture OK-9275-A. The roof of the house, seen at the left rear in the "A" photo was barely visible when the "B" shot was made and cannot be recognized in this photograph at all. OK-9275-B.

Photograph showing a close-up of the cloddy condition of the soil. Soil Conservation Service technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A.T. Elder hold the clods. (See OK-10, 700). III RR 2. This photo OK-10, 701.

Photograph of Norman Fischer, one of Louis Fischer’s three sons who operate a farm with him, shows how a sub-surface tillage implement operates, cutting weed roots, loosening soil and mixing residue into the surface. This type of equipment is coming into greater use as a means of controlling wind erosion in western Oklahoma blowing areas. This tillage also helps control water erosion which Norman says sometimes does more damage more quickly than wind erosion. OK-10, 721.

Photograph of Fischer’s Wheat Bowl Farm, Hooker, Oklahoma. side view showing V-shaped shovels or blades of sub-surface tillage implement of the kind used exclusively by the Fischers (See OK-10, 721-23). II HP 2X. OK-10, 724.

Photograph of L. F. Phillip (left), ranch foreman, and Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Technician W. C. Mitchell check up on the growth of grass in this 2-year-old Bermuda pasture that has done well under proper management despite a drought. This was old cultivated field. Clovers are to be overseeded. The 70-acre field was given 1 ton of lime and 100 pounds of 12-24-12 fertilizer when the Bermuda was planted and 100 pounds ammonium nitrate at the end of the first year. III CT 7. OK-10, 831.

Photograph of Hollis R. Williams, State Conservationist, Soil Conservationist, for Arkansas, standing in an area of native grasses in excellent condition. The area was aerially-sprayed with chemicals to control brush in June, 1952. OK-846.

Photograph of cattle grazing native grass at the C. J. Bohmer Ranch. The area was aerially-sprayed with chemicals in May, 1953, to control hardwood brush. OK-10-844.

Photograph of SCS Technician A.T. Elder noting effectiveness of conservation tillage methods (using residue and leaving surface cloddy) in controlling wind erosion and getting good stand fo wheat. Wheat now needs rain for sustained growth, locality having enfured long, severe drought.

Photograph of SCS Technician A.T. Elder looks at part of quarter-section wheat field where surface is smooth and crusty. Fields like this blow easily and won't absorb water that's available. This "ashy" or powerdy condition results from failure to use crop residues in surface of soil and from old-fashioned tillage methods (continious one-waying or disking) that leaves surface ashy instead of cloddy.

Photograph of the features of soil coring tubes (in upper portion of photo). 1. Arrangement of the open side, milled with cutting tool. 2. Cross pin for driving and lifting tube (hardened steel). 3. Threaded (female) end of tube into which points might be changed (seamless steel tubing). 4. The tip made to specifications threaded (male) and hardened with variable size opening of tip to fit differnt soils.